Ex-Lions prop speaks out: 'Us fatties look at a scrum differently'
Former Ireland and Lions loosehead Nick Popplewell has posted an interesting analysis about the intricacies of the scrum and how a…
Liam Heagney
14 Jan 2022, 4:18
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Taking the hits
The England v Ireland games were always feisty affairs according to 48-cap Lions prop Nick Popplewell
Nick Popplewell
19 Mar 2021, 6:45
Ex-Ireland prop: 'We don't have enough competent fatties to compete'
It is widely claimed that the Irish have an excellent conveyor belt of talent frequently emerging from the Leinster schools system…
Liam Heagney
12 Mar 2025, 4:22
Opinion
Irish rugby's perennial problem has returned to haunt them
A perennial problem for Irish rugby is once again rearing its ugly head.
Ian Cameron
11 Nov 2024, 12:37
Interview
Eddie O'Sullivan: 'One win in the Five Nations was considered a good year'
The revolution in Irish rugby in the last decade and a half has transformed a squad of also-rans into a side other countries aspir…
Garry Doyle
29 Feb 2024, 1:57
Interview
Ireland's World Cup failures laced with perspective and building blocks to a better future
Ireland's World Cup story is one of disappointment but out of quarter-final failures have come plans that have changed the game fo…
Garry Doyle
31 Jul 2023, 10:25
Analysis
New Zealand v Ireland: The final frontier
Andy Farrell's men have yet to register a win against the All Blacks in New Zealand, but they may not get a better chance than the…
Garry Doyle
27 Jun 2022, 6:03
Analysis
Smokin' Joe lands knockout punch for Quins
Garry Doyle Jamie Lyall Owain Jones
23 May 2022, 8:59
Interview
David Corkery: 'I really worry about the head. I got knocked out and seconds later I was playing again'
The former Ireland backrow was a star at the 1995 World Cup but as a guinea pig of early professionalism the repeated blows have h…
Garry Doyle
24 Feb 2022, 16:11
Analysis
Scotland the braves
The first full round of inter-Hemisphere tests since the 2019 World Cup kicked off with a bang.
Garry Doyle Jamie Lyall Owain Jones
08 Nov 2021, 10:59
Willie Anderson: A life less ordinary
From facing the haka to an Argentinian jail and standing tall in The Troubles, Willie Anderson is an Irish rugby colossus.
Garry Doyle
28 Sep 2021, 6:29
'I was wired': Ex-Ireland skipper on infamous All Blacks haka row
Ex-Ireland skipper Willie Anderson had graphically recalled the V-shaped advance he infamously led towards an All Blacks haka in 1…
Liam Heagney
02 Sep 2021, 11:24
Building the empire
From Liverpool to Lancaster, how Leinster have become a European rugby juggernaut.
Garry Doyle
07 Apr 2021, 5:29
Age concern
Ireland are sticking by their veterans but is it time to abandon policy and go with youth?
Jonathan Bradley
09 Mar 2021, 7:43
Where are they now? The last Ireland team of the amateur era 25 years after their 1995 World Cup exit
June 10 is the 25th anniversary of the last Ireland team to play in the amateur era, Terry Kingston's side losing to France in the…
Liam Heagney
10 Jun 2020, 12:35
Where are they now? The last Wales team of the amateur era 25 years after their 1995 World Cup exit
June 4 is the 25th anniversary of the last Wales amateur era team… RugbyPass looks at how their players coped with professionali…
Owain Jones
04 Jun 2020, 13:52
